Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said he does not oppose Islam or Muslims and wants the community to think about their future growth as they vote in an ongoing general election that completes its third phase today.
Modi’s critics accuse him and his party of targeting Muslims for electoral gains and the allegations grew after Modi referred to Muslims in a recent speech as ‘infiltrators’ who have ‘more children’.
He denied discriminating against Muslims and has linked his recent comment to what he described as the opposition Congress party’s election plan to redistribute the wealth of majority Hindus among Muslims.
“We are not opposed to Islam and Muslims,” Modi told Times Now in an interview aired yesterday.
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